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Battle · 1473
The Battle of Otlukbeli was fought between the Aq Qoyunlu and the Ottoman Empire on 11 August 1473.
| Date | 11 August 1473 |
|---|---|
| Location | Otlukbeli, Erzincan, Turkey, |
| Result | Ottoman victory |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire | Aq Qoyunlu |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Mehmed II Şehzade Mustafa Şehzade Bayezid Davud Pasha Gedik Ahmed Pasha Mahmud Pasha Mihaloğlu Ali Bey | Uzun Hasan Ughurlu Muhammad Zayn-al-Abidin Mirza † Gâvur İshak Pir Mehmed Bey (POW) Pir Ahmed Mirza Mehmed (POW) Mirza Zeynel (POW) Mirza Muzaffer (POW) |
| Strength | 70,000–100,000 or 85,000 (60,000 armored soldiers, 25,000 Janissaries) | 70,000–300,000 or 200,000 (mostly cavalry) |
| Casualties | 4,000 | 55,000 |
Following the defeat of Uzun Hasan, Mehmed took over Şebinkarahisar and consolidated his rule over the area. From Şebinkarahisar he sent a series of letters announcing his victory, including an unusual missive in the Uyghur language addressed to the Turkomans of Anatolia. The decree (yarlık) had 201 lines and was written by Şeyhzade Abdurrezak Bahşı on 30 August 1473: Completed when Karahisar was reached on the date of eight hundred and seventy eight, 5th day of the month Rebiülahir, the year of the Snake. Ibn Kemal made the following statement on the capture of Şebinkarahisar: On Wednesday 24 August we, the Ottomans, marched to Şebinkarahisar.
Took place during the reign of Mehmed II (1451–1481). Mehmed II
Open the reign of Mehmed II on the mapText: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.